Concentrations of Se, Ba, Zn and Mn in Brazil nuts

Autores/as

  • Maria José Aguirre Armelin Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SP ,
  • Vera Akiko Maihara Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SP
  • Silvia M.F. Cozzolino Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - USP
  • Paulo S.C Silva Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/S
  • Mitiko Saiki Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/S

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v7i2A.701

Palabras clave:

Brazil nuts, Instrumental neutron activation analysis, inorganic elements

Resumen

The concentrations of Se, Ba, Zn and Mn were determined in samples of Brazil nuts collected in two ways: a) in a production farm predominantly for export and, b) in various points of sale from different regions of Brazil. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was the analytical technique used in this study. Results indicate that the concentrations of Se and Ba varied greatly among the Brazil nut samples analyzed. This large variability may be related to the soil characteristics from which the nuts were produced. An inverse correlation was observed between the concentrations of Se and Ba. On the other hand, the concentrations of Zn and Mn did not show significant differences among these samples.

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Biografía del autor/a

  • Maria José Aguirre Armelin, Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SP,
    Centro do Reator de Pesquisa - CRPq
  • Vera Akiko Maihara, Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SP
    Centro do Reator de Pesquisa - CRPq
  • Silvia M.F. Cozzolino, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - USP
    Departamento de Nutrição Humana
  • Paulo S.C Silva, Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/S
    Centro do Reator de Pesquisa - CRPq
  • Mitiko Saiki, Institutode Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/S
    Centro do Reator de Pesquisa - CRPq

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Publicado

2019-02-25

Cómo citar

Concentrations of Se, Ba, Zn and Mn in Brazil nuts. Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences (BJRS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, v. 7, n. 2A (Suppl.), 2019. DOI: 10.15392/bjrs.v7i2A.701. Disponível em: https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/701. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2025.